George has been diagnosed with cancer but is certain that he will get better. George is a(n) __________, which has been shown to increase recovery from illness.
A. idealist
B. optimist
C. Type A personality
D. survivor
Answer: B
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a. Aging fathers tend to be closer to their sons than aging mothers are to their daughters. b. Most older parents would prefer to live with their children not near their children. c. Hispanic and African-American elders enjoy more supportive relationships with their children than European-American elders. d. Relationships between the generations are seldom affectionate.
Regarding confessions obtained by trickery. A. Both the Supreme Court and State Appellate Courts exclude such confessions
B. Both the Supreme Court and State Appellate Courts allow such confessions. C. The Supreme court allows such confessions while State Appellate Courts exclude them. D. State Appellate Courts allow such confessions while the Supreme Courtexcludes them.
New Year's resolutions may exemplify which approach to the reduction of cognitive dissonance?
a. attitude change b. recall of information c. behavior change d. compartmentalization
Rote rehearsal is ______
a. not useful for retaining information in either short-term or long-term memory b. useful for retaining information in short-term, but not long-term, memory c. useful for retaining information in long-term, but not short-term, memory d. useful for retaining information in both short-term and long-term memory